Category: San Antonio Spurs

Gregg Popovich’s team, the most consistently successful in the NBA, faces an uncertain future after elimination at the hands of the Golden State WarriorsEven things that seem like they will last forever, like the reign of the NBA’s most consistently su…

The emerging movements against Starbucks and the Spurs are not only unnecessary and doomed to failure, they manage to dilute the power of boycotting as an instrument of changeIn 1971’s Inner City Blues, Marvin Gaye gave voice to every marginalized and …

Golden State Warriors player Kevin Durant, reacts to news of the death of Erin Popovich, wife of San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. Durant told reporters that, ‘the whole NBA family is supporting him, got his back through it all … feel so bad fo…

Australian taunted with references to Jamaican bobsleigh teamCavs are reviewing video footage of game to identify fanThe Cleveland Cavaliers are trying to identify a fan who racially taunted San Antonio guard Patty Mills. Mills, who is Australian and o…

San Antonio coach endorses NBA’s promotion of Black History MonthFive-time NBA winner has spoken about social issues in the pastThe San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has endorsed the NBA’s promotion of Black History Month, and offered a searing in…

San Antonio Spurs coach has been long-time critic of US presidentTrump said Obama and other presidents ignored families of military deadOn the opening day of the NBA season the San Antonio Spurs coach, Gregg Popovich, has launched his latest broadside …

Find out who the big winners of the 2016-17 NBA season were. Note: the Golden State Warriors may make a few appearances

On Monday night, the NBA finally handed out its regular season awards, roughly 3m years after the last game of the 2017 finals. But why trust the league when you have us here at the Guardian? OK, sure, we will admit that some of the categories that follow are not official. In fact, a few of these “awards” might be more accurately classified as “insults,” but we assure you that they will combine to give you a perfect picture of the 2016-17 NBA season.

Find out who the big winners of the 2016-17 NBA season were. Note: the Golden State Warriors may make a few appearances

On Monday night, the NBA finally handed out its regular season awards, roughly 3m years after the last game of the 2017 finals. But why trust the league when you have us here at the Guardian? OK, sure, we will admit that some of the categories that follow are not official. In fact, a few of these “awards” might be more accurately classified as “insults,” but we assure you that they will combine to give you a perfect picture of the 2016-17 NBA season.

The San Antonio coach has led the team to five NBA championships but taking a team depleted by injuries and a retirement to the Conference finals was something else

The San Antonio Spurs’ season is over eight wins short of the franchise’s sixth championship, swept by the Golden State Warriors and outscored by 84 points over the final three and one half games of the Western Conference Finals. So concludes the finest coaching performance in Gregg Popovich’s 21 seasons leading the Spurs.

San Antonio’s line-up for their Game 4 defeat showed how little Popovich had to work with at the end. Patty Mills, Danny Green, Jonathon Simmons, what’s left of LaMarcus Aldridge and then Manu Ginobili getting an honorary start for what may have been his final game in a remarkable NBA career. On the sidelines was MVP candidate Kawhi Leonard, out with an ankle injury since late in the first half of Game 1 when Golden State’s Zaza Pachulia accidentally undercut him (or committed basketball “manslaughter”, depending on your point of view).

Stephen Curry scores 36 points in 129-115 victory for Golden StateWarriors will face either Cavaliers or Celtics for shot at NBA titleGolden State are first team ever to go through playoffs with 12-0 recordStephen Curry scored 36 points and the Golden …

San Antonio on brink of elimination after 120-108 lossGolden State appear set for NBA finals rematch with Cleveland CavaliersKevin Durant had 33 points and 10 rebounds and the Golden State Warriors beat the injury-riddled San Antonio Spurs 120-108 on S…

San Antonio on brink of elimination after 120-108 lossGolden State appear set for NBA finals rematch with Cleveland CavaliersKevin Durant had 33 points and 10 rebounds and the Golden State Warriors beat the injury-riddled San Antonio Spurs 120-108 on S…

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has ruled Kawhi Leonard out for Game 2 of the Western Conference finals with a sprained left ankle after what Popovich described as a “dangerous” and “unsportsmanlike” closeout by Golden State’s Zaza Pachulia.

Leonard had an MRI on Monday and Popovich had no timetable on when he’d be able to return to action. “We’ll see what the MRI says, but obviously he won’t play tomorrow,” Popovich said.

Golden State outscore San Antonio 58-33 after Kawhi Leonard is injuredWarriors lead Western Conference finals 1-0 after 113-111 victory Stephen Curry scored 40 points and hit a tying three-pointer with 1:48 remaining, and the Golden State Warriors rall…

San Antonio coach speaks before NBA playoff game against WarriorsPopovich is an Air Force veteran and considered career in intelligenceThe San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, a prolific critic of Donald Trump, has fired another broadside at the US …

Russell Westbrook had 57 points — the most in a triple-double in NBA history — 13 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 114-106 overtime win over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.

Westbrook, a leading MVP candidate, led the Thunder to their largest comeback in team history, rallying Oklahoma City from a 21-point deficit in the second half as he recorded his 38th triple-double of the season.

Adam Silver is correct that teams have an obligation to play star players during big games but coaches’ concerns about the schedule are legitimate

For the last few years, the NBA has mostly avoided the self-created problems that have plagued other US sports. So it was jarring to see a minor concern involving teams resting star players expand into a full-blown crisis in the span of two weeks, with figures on both sides doing their best to fuel the fire.

In response, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver sent every team a memo on Monday saying there would be “significant penalties” for not following league rules about sending proper notice when resting players from primetime games. Silver is right to be upset, especially considering the amount of money the NBA receives from their deal with ABC, not to mention that the games in question – involving the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors – were supposed to draw in casual fans.

The NBA has no shortage of worthy MVP candidates, but the San Antonio Spurs star might have established himself as the frontrunner

For most of the season, Kawhi Leonard was having one of the quietest MVP campaigns in recent memory. That changed on Monday night when Leonard scored 39 points as the San Antonio Spurs fought back from a 16-point deficit to beat the Houston Rockets.

In the game’s final 30 seconds, he single-handedly secured the 112-110 win with a soon-to-be legendary sequence where he put the Spurs ahead with a three-pointer and then raced to the other end of the floor to block James Harden’s potential game-tying lay-up. The win helped the second-placed Spurs keep pace with the Golden State Warriors, while igniting a long overdue discussion about Leonard’s place in an incredibly competitive MVP race.

The Golden State Warriors’ dream season ends in a LeBron James nightmare; legends leave the game; the basketball world mourns Pat Summitt

You can be forgiven for thinking that the Cleveland Cavaliers were finished. After all, no team in NBA history had ever come back from a 3-1 NBA Finals lead and they were playing a Golden State Warriors team that wasn’t just good but historically unprecedented. Having gone 73-9 in the regular season, the 2015-16 Warriors were arguably a single win away from being in the “best NBA team ever” conversation.